Passenger trains (regional and IC) – Railcolor News

[FREE / design] RRReis in reality – first restyled Arriva GTW in service

Simon Wijnakker — Fri, 09 May 2025 21:36:10 +0000

Arriva 374 is the first Arriva GTW with the new RRReis livery. Bram Stienissen caught the DMU on May 8, 2025 while it was passing through Doetinchem de Huet on it’s way to Winterswijk as train 30921:

This is the new look for the Arriva passenger trains on the lines:

Arnhem – Doetinchem – Winterswijk;
Arnhem – Tiel;
Apeldoorn – Zutphen;
Zutphen – Winterswijk.

[passenger] Łódź is first: new PESA train design

Lorenzo Pallotta — Fri, 09 May 2025 11:59:51 +0000

The renewal of Łódź Voivodeship’s train fleet is picking up speed, with production of new trains well underway at Pesa’s Bydgoszcz facility.

[Passenger] CRRC’s DDEMU for Westbahn appears in a new livery

Bastian Vogelvanger — Thu, 08 May 2025 14:17:11 +0000

Back in 2021, the first glimpse of Westbahn’s new DDEMU trains, built by CRRC Zhuzhou in China, was revealed.

Wiener Lokalbahnen to sell WLC / Cargounit new Dragon 2 / Pesa EMU for Romania / SITAV / Renfe / Rail STM / ENNA

Lorenzo Pallotta — Thu, 08 May 2025 14:10:12 +0000

[operator] Wiener Lokalbahnen to sell subsidiary WLC

Wiener Lokalbahnen (WLB), the Viennese local rail operator, has announced plans to sell its freight subsidiary, Wiener Lokalbahnen Cargo (WLC), after the company posted significant financial losses over the past two years.

Effishunter 1000 in Sweden / 1116 247 “Wiener Städtische” / ČD 380 derails / Laude Smart / Arenaways /BELog

Lorenzo Pallotta — Tue, 06 May 2025 08:56:40 +0000

[locomotive] Alpha Trains: full-service locomotive deals with Alstom and Siemens

Alpha Trains has recently signed long-term full-service agreements with Alstom Sweden for its Traxx locomotives and with Siemens Mobility for its Vectron fleet, covering operations in Sweden and Norway.

[design] Italian trains in new Regionale livery

Lorenzo Pallotta — Mon, 05 May 2025 04:41:42 +0000

Trenitalia is refreshing the livery of its regional fleet as part of its new branding initiative.

In this regularly updated news section, we track the rollout of the new color scheme across various trains, gradually replacing the musical names they once carried.

Hydrogen for FCE / Euro9000 tests in Italy / Xload-Vectrons for ÖBB / CTV / SBB Lidl / Trenitalia

Lorenzo Pallotta — Sat, 03 May 2025 13:49:43 +0000

[passenger] Ferrovia Circumetnea goes hydrogen

The Sicilian company Ferrovia Circumetnea has announced a European tender for the supply and commissioning of fifteen hydrogen-powered trains, marking a significant step toward sustainable rail transport.

ZSSK / Northrail / ROG / Rheincargo / BDZ / TCS / Avanti West Coast

Simon Wijnakker — Thu, 01 May 2025 18:11:51 +0000

[passenger] ZSSK picks Stadler KISS EMUs for high-capacity regional service

Swiss manufacturer Stadler Rail has won the tender for the supply of four “high-capacity EMUs”, which ZSSK announced at the beginning of this year.

ČD 200 km/h Pendolino / TLP new bogies / Ermes Rail / ELP / Ten more years of Pågatågen

Lorenzo Pallotta — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:05:29 +0000

[passenger] České dráhy to launch 200 km/h Pendolino service

České dráhy is preparing to break the 160 km/h speed limit for regular passenger service for the first time.

[passenger] STA welcomes its first Coradia Stream multi-system EMU [video]

Lorenzo Pallotta — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:12:38 +0000

Colourful news is emerging from the Italian rail sector, with developments involving STA – Strutture Trasporto Alto Adige – the regional transport authority based in the province of Bolzano.